diff --git a/src/bin.js b/src/bin.js
index 05e7b09..961d3b1 100644
--- a/src/bin.js
+++ b/src/bin.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+import './blocked-io';
 import commander from 'commander';
 
 import Emitter   from './emitter';
diff --git a/src/blocked-io.js b/src/blocked-io.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8211db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blocked-io.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[process.stdout, process.stderr].forEach(stream => {
+  if (stream._handle && typeof stream._handle.setBlocking === 'function') {
+    stream._handle.setBlocking(true);
+  }
+});